I was out in the back yard talking to a neighbor this evening when I saw the first hummingbird of the season. It was visiting this showy clump of Coral Bells. Heuchera ‘Florist’s Choice’ was introduced by Terra Nova Nursery in 2000. I was sent a plant to trial, and it has multiplied to form [...]
Strawberry shortcake – the dessert I dream about nine months of the year, and consume as often as possible the other three! This is a photo of the shortcake I enjoyed last night, using berries from our new strawberry patch. We started the rather large strawberry garden last summer. It is an oval shape, about [...]
Do you have one of those nightmarish stories in your family? The one that keeps getting told over and over, but you just wished it would go away? My dreadful story involves home-grown lettuce, a baby slug, and my six-year-old daughter. Yes, mommy was in a hurry. Daddy was out of town, so mommy rushed [...]
A cold front with gale-force winds descended upon the Cincinnati area last Saturday – making for a really COLD soccer game. . . But that was no excuse to stay out of the garden, since my husband came through and delivered several pickup loads of the free mulch, mentioned in a former post, as a [...]
The Baptisia plants are putting on their spring show, and when they are blooming, they are my favorite flower ever! Of course, like many gardeners, my favorite flower ever changes every few weeks . . . Anyway, this native North American wildflower is commonly called blue false indigo, wild indigo, or simply baptisia. It is [...]
After a cold and breezy Saturday, the wind calmed down a bit on Sunday, Mother’s Day, and there was some sunshine off and on. This allowed us to have fun in the garden! Last year my daughter agreed to sell her old, seldom-used swing set that had been taking up potential gardening space in the [...]
I’ve been planting a lot this week. I’ve also been moving a lot of plants around – some that I think would look better in another spot, a few that require dividing, and others that must be moved to make room for new plant treasures. Most of my planting beds are mixed beds – with [...]